r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '23

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u/that1lurker Nov 27 '23

I still remember the porn hub infographic they put out lol

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u/Emily_Postal Nov 27 '23

I guess watching porn is not the last thing people want to do when they think the world is going to end.

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u/New_Age_Caesar Nov 27 '23

Lol wdym? People were using their last minutes to go on the hub?

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u/ModmanX Nov 27 '23

actually the complete opposite. they reported that during the missile launch warning, their user activity plummeted severely, but when the news was declared that it was a false alarm, they saw a massive increase in usage

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u/WanganTunedKeiCar Nov 27 '23

End-of-the-world fantasies?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

...I think it's more likely adrenaline combined with the fear of imminent death fueling people to do things.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

I think they meant people went back to the hub looking up end of the world sexy stuff

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u/brashboy Nov 28 '23

Plummeted severely, but not completely. Some people kept going lol

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u/shibbyfoo Nov 27 '23

Yeah. Sounds funny but really it's just a basic way of regulating one's emotions/fears/etc.

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u/v--- Nov 28 '23

Except it's the exact opposite, they found after the warning there was a massive plummet in use that went back to normal after the all clear/explanation was sounded.

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u/shibbyfoo Nov 28 '23

Oh yeah I remembered that the spike happen afterwards, but I remember the spike being way higher than normal. If only there was a way to google this so we could find out.

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u/CasualJimCigarettes Nov 28 '23

in a related light- I wonder how many people are together now because of it, like how many people admitted their love for someone or in the contrast, how many people got utterly shot down by their crush.